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Mearzuh writes: The world-famous shoe and apparel producer Adidas displayed to the world its next generation shoe last week in hopes of reviving the long lost days of what we call Sneakernet.

Adidas promises that unlike the olden days of Sneakernet, the next generation Sneakernet will have much more processing power and throughput capabilities. With the chips actually integrated into the shoe, one would not need to carry anything in one’s hand. One simply puts the data into the shoe, then puts the shoes on, goes to wherever this data is needed, and leaves the shoes at that destination.

“This opens up many doors to the world of communication” says a spokesman for Adidas. “We can have people running marathons and world’s fastest atheletes transport data between people in no time.”

The smart shoes are going to be available for government and educational purposes only initially, and will be available to the general public for $ 299 later this year.